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NASA Satellite shows Tons of Sahara Dust fertilize the Amazon Rainforest

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It may seem at first sight as though the hot and barren sands of the Sahara Desert are a far cry from the humid and lush tropical rain forest that is the Amazon jungle. Yet, believe it or not, there...

Cat Monkey Discovered in Amazon Rainforest

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Amongst the more than 400 species of plants and animals discovered in the Amazonian jungles is a monkey that purrs softly like a cat. In a period of 4 years, scientists discovered 441 new plants and...